Dictionary and Thesaurus Common Core State Standards Alignments

Grade: 02

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.2e

Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings.

Grade: 02

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.4e

Use glossaries and beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases.

Grade: 03

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.2g

Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings.

Grade: 03

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.4d

Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.

Grade: 04

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.2d

Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.

Grade: 04

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.4c

Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.

Grade: 05

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.2e

Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.

Grade: 05

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.4c

Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.

Grade: 06

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.4c

Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.

Grade: 06

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.4d

Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).

Grade: 07

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.4c

Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.

Grade: 07

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.4d

Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).

Grade: 08

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.4c

Grade: 08

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.4d

Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).

Grade: 09, 10

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.4c

Grade: 09, 10

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.4d

Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).

Grade: 11-12

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.11-12.1b

Resolve issues of complex or contested usage, consulting references (e.g., Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage, Garner’s Modern American Usage) as needed.

Dictionary and Thesaurus

Dictionary Lesson Plan: Using Guide Words

In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3 through 8, students use BrainPOP resources to learn how to find a word and its meaning in a dictionary using guide words. Students will then create a dictionary challenge for their classmates including guide words as clues. Read More and View Common Core State Standard Alignments »